Raziel attempts to light the smoldering braziers
that stand before the tomb.

RazielThe braziers were all lit, but still the door remained sealed.
Perhaps I had ignited too many…

Raziel
finds statues of Ancient Vampires in Vorador’s living room and dining room.

RazielThis statue appeared to be the same hero I had seen depicted in the
fountain room. This had to be significant.

Raziel solves a puzzle.

RazielThis was indeed the Vampire warrior depicted in the fountain room -
for here was the hero’s weapon. This could be the key to solving
the riddle of the fountain…

Raziel
comes across a sealed door, on which is painted a winged, blue-skinned
Vampire whose face is a skull.

RazielThis door clearly required some artifact before it would open.

Raziel returns to the mural in the passage
adjacent to the fountain room.

RazielThese murals were attuned somehow to those in the fountain room – for
this wall too had shattered.

Raziel discovers a new passage behind one of
the shattered murals. It leads to an artifact.

RazielPerhaps this arcane emblem would unlock the sealed door in the crypt.

Raziel returns the artifact to the sealed door.

RazielHm. The artifact I had was not sufficient. There was clearly
still a missing piece of this puzzle.

Raziel follows another new passage created
by a shattered mural and finds another artifact.

RazielAh, here was the second piece of the emblem. Now undoubtedly
the crypt door could be opened.

The crypt door leads to another statue of an
Ancient Vampire holding a spear.

With this third and final weapon, the mystery of the fountain would
be solved.

Vampire Citadel: Water Forge

Mural: Raziel Recognizes the Adversary Hero

RazielHere the images were unadulterated, and their meaning ominously clear…
The Vampire hero, the bearer of the Reaver blade, was confronted by an
adversary worthy of his powers. The enemy race, long banished, had
an adversary of their own – with flaming eyes and a fiery sword.
Raziel manifests the wraith-blade, and his
eyes flame.The resemblance I bore to the adversary mocked all my hopes.
Had Kain been the Vampire hero of prophecy all along? Did he suspect
what I was? For if I was this foretold adversary, then Moebius was
right, and had always been right – I was destined to fight Kain and destroy
him…or be destroyed. What part did free will play in any of this?…

Raziel confronts the States and Death Guardians.

Guardian
of DeathYour deliverance is at hand -- in Death is your
release.

Guardian of StatesThis state is merely atonement...

Raziel kills the Vampire Guardian spirits.

RazielOnce more the Reaver absorbed the spirits of
the former Vampire Guardians, and thus was imbued with the elemental power
of Water. Perhaps now I could enter that mysterious crypt at the
end of the garden.

Vorador

Raziel opens the sealed entrance of the crypt
and enters cautiously. He finds Vorador waiting for him inside, slouched
upon the ruins of some sepulchral throne, and lit only by the dim candlelight
of this dark tomb. Vorador regards Raziel without surprise, as though
he's been waiting for Raziel here. He has a sword of unique design
in his hand -- and although his posture is relaxed, he looks as though
he could spring into action at any moment.As Raziel steps forward, Vorador eyes him
with steely suspicion.

VoradorSo...our wretched little savior returns... Come to join the last
pathetic battle of the vampire race? But on which side, I wonder...
RazielI've not come to fight you, Vorador.

When Raziel approaches, Vorador -- still sitting
-- brings the point of the sword up to his throat. The move is supernaturally
swift, and reveals that Vorador is a master swordsman.

Voradorcoldly; correcting himYou don't know why you're here.

RazielI know this much: that you are the author of my fate - and as
such, only you can rewrite it.

Voradorlaughs mirthlesslyYou give me too much credit.

RazielYou forged the Reaver - I have seen the evidence.

VoradorsuspiciouslyI was its maker, yes.

RazielThen you know its purpose.

VoradorNo - only the scraps of prophecy my master shared with me.

RazielAnd do these scraps explain why you would forge a weapon to
imprison your savior?

Vorador stands now, and brings the sword back
up to Raziel's chest.

VoradorAh, well then... it seems we have our answer. You've chosen your
path.

RazielangryI have chosen nothing. I've been deceived at every turn.

Vorador looks at him thoughtfully, but says
nothing.

RazielYou seem to know what I am. Tell me.

VoradorI thought I did, once. But now all the prophecies have failed.
The Pillars are corrupted... I am the last of my kind...and when
Moebius's hunters find me, it will have all been for nothing.

RazielYou've forgotten about Kain.

VoradorcontemplatingAh yes, Kain... I fear he shoulders a greater burden than he
realizes.
then, to RazielI cannot help you - even if I was inclined to. I crafted the
Reaver blade, but only at the behest of my sire, Janos Audron. What
sorcery he and the others laid upon the sword afterward, I cannot say.

RazielJanos tried to give me the Reaver before he died. He said that
it was forged for me... but what did he mean? As my weapon, or my
prison?

VoradorPerhaps you should ask him yourself.

RazielJanos is here?

VoradorIn a manner of speaking.

Vorador presses a series of panels, which opens
a secret door in the crypt. He ushers Raziel into a small chamber,
and steps aside as Raziel realizes what's ensconced here. An elaborate
bier stands in the center of the room, surrounded by flickering candles
-- upon the bier lays the body of Janos Audron.As Raziel approaches the body, Vorador stands
back and speaks.

VoradorThe greatest of us all - the father of our race. The Sarafan
tore the heart from his living body five centuries ago.

Raziel steps up to the dais to see the body
more closely.

RazielBut there's no sign of decay - how is this possible after all these
years?

VoradorSomewhere, the Heart still beats. And while it does, the body
will remain preserved. If his Heart could be restored, Janos might
yet be raised.

RazielAnd you haven't tried to recover it, in all these years?

VoradorMany times...but our enemies hid the Heart too well. It was taken
as a trophy to Avernus Cathedral centuries ago, where they christened it
'the Heart of Darkness.' Believing that it embodies the essence
of our dark gift, they hid the Heart away, lest it fall into the wrong
hands. Our hands.

Raziel steps back down from the dais to face
Vorador.

VoradorRedeem yourself - you may be our last hope. Perhaps you alone
can find the Heart, if it is meant to be found. If Janos can be resurrected,
he will have all the answers you require.

Vorador reaches into his robe and withdraws
the key to the library exit, offering it to Raziel.

VoradorThis key will open your way to Avernus. But be advised, there
are dark sorceries at work in the cathedral. You must be on your
guard.

Vorador then vanishes in a cloud of mist, leaving
Raziel standing alone in the chamber.

Raziel enters the library, and finds Vorador
at the guard railing, starring down at the room below.

VoradorAvernus is in flames... and with it, our hopes may evaporate.

RazielHow can I find the Heart in the midst of such chaos?

Vorador turns to Raziel --

Vorador
You must act quickly. But beware - an ancient evil dwells within,
long Unspoken among our kind. Undoubtedly this is the source of the
corruption that infects the Circle. If you are to succeed, you must
resist its influence.

Vorador dissipates into mist, once more leaving
Raziel alone in the room.